[2] A novel written by Samuel Richardson, and first published in 1740.
[3] Diminutive of Praskovia.
[4] Diminutive of Nastia.
[5] An allusion to the system of education introduced into England by Joseph Lancaster at the commencement of the present century.
[6] Diminutive of Alexei (Alexis).
[7] A character in “Nedorosl,” a comedy by Denis Von Vizin.
[THE SHOT.]
CHAPTER I.
We were stationed in the little town of N——. The life of an officer in the army is well known. In the morning, drill and the riding-school; dinner with the Colonel or at a Jewish restaurant; in the evening, punch and cards. In N—— there was not one open house, not a single marriageable girl. We used to meet in each other’s rooms, where, except our uniforms, we never saw anything.